[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 73632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20564]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-910]


Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review 
of the Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited third sunset review, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on circular welded carbon-quality steel 
pipe from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the level indicated in the 
``Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable September 11, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Smith, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5193.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    After Commerce initiated this sunset review \1\ of the Order,\2\ 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), domestic interested parties \3\ timely submitted complete notices 
of intent to participate in,\4\ and an adequate substantive response 
regarding, the review.\5\ The domestic interested parties claimed 
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as producers 
of the domestic like product in the United States.\6\ Commerce did not 
receive a substantive response from any respondent interested party, 
nor was a hearing requested. Consequently, on June 21, 2024, Commerce 
notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not 
receive an adequate substantive response from any respondent interested 
parties.\7\ As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted an expedited 
(120-day) sunset review of the Order. On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled 
certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days.\8\ 
The deadline for the final results of this expedited sunset review is 
now September 5, 2024.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 35073 
(May 1, 2024).
    \2\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Circular Welded Carbon 
Quality Steel Pipe from the People's Republic of China, 73 FR 42547 
(July 22, 2008) (Order).
    \3\ The domestic interested parties are Bull Moose Tube Company 
(Bull Moose), Maruichi American Corporation (Maruichi American), 
Nucor Tubular Products Inc. (Nucor Tubular) and Zekelman Industries 
(Zekelman).
    \4\ See Bull Moose, Maruichi, and Zekelman's Letter, ``Notice of 
Intent to Participate,'' dated May 16, 2024; see also Nucor 
Tubular's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset 
Review,'' dated May 16, 2024, (Domestic Interested Parties' Intent 
to Participate).
    \5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Substantive 
Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated May 31, 2024 (Domestic 
Interested Parties' Substantive Response).
    \6\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Intent to Participate.
    \7\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on May 1, 
2024,'' dated June 21, 2024; see also 19 CFR 
351.218(3)(1)(ii)(C)(1).
    \8\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' inadvertently dated June 22, 
2024, rather than July 22, 2024.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the Order is circular welded carbon- 
quality steel pipe from China. For a complete description of the scope 
of the Order, see the Issues and Decisions Memorandum.\9\
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    \9\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the People's Republic 
of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and 
the magnitude of the dumping margin likely to prevail if the Order were 
to be revoked, is provided in the accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\10\ A list of the sections in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is in the appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 
registered users at http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \10\ Id.
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Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the 
dumping margins likely to prevail are weighted-average dumping margins 
up to 85.55 percent.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which 
is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing, and publishing notice of, the results of this 
sunset review in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: September 5, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-20564 Filed 9-10-24; 8:45 am]
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